Hosted by Andy Samberg and Sandra Oh, the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards had it's fair share of surprises. (it is expected from this body of voters) A few new front runners emerged and some others solidified their status as the ones to beat in the race.
A pre show prediction would have been about the hosts having a few digs at the Oscars but that was restricted to just two lines at the top of the broadcast.
"A lucky audience member gets to host the oscar."
"We are the only 2 people left who haven't gotten into trouble for saying something offensive."
They chose to let it stay that way as their roasts were aimed at just getting a light chuckle from the audience rather than say something that may offend someone because everything that is said seems to offend someone or the other.
The Winners
Rami Malek and Bohemian Rhapsody
Malek ticked all the boxes such as portrayal of a real life character, physical transformation (people actually thought that remastered footage of Queen's concerts were used in the film) and he made audiences feel that they were actually watching Freddie Mercury and was rewarded by the HFPA with the Best Actor-Drama win over Bradley Cooper from 'A Star is Born.'
Christian Bale in yet another Christian Bale type of transformation predictably triumphed in the Best Actor- Musical or Comedy race for his portrayal of Dick Cheney in Vice.
Does that mean that Bale vs Cooper has now become Bale vs Malek? Can Cooper make a comeback in this race?
Bohemian Rhapsody beating out A Star is Born and Black Panther to scoop up the Best picture award was met with a huge cheer at the Beverly Hilton Hotel Ballroom. This was hard to believe and the biggest shocker of the night, though it is common for the Globes to reward a popular film. (The Grand Budapest Hotel over eventual Oscar Winner- Birdman in 2015)
Could this sway Academy voters?
The thought process was that A Star is Born starring Lady Gaga (popular choice) could draw viewers to the beleaguered award show, but has a new frontrunner emerged?
The Oscars need to reward popular film to win in an attempt to boost ratings, but,they do love rewarding films based on real people. If the film features a popular actor it does hold it in good stead. This time they could have the perfect option in Bohemian Rhapsody. Rami Malek who has starred in Mr Robot is a popular actor in the TV scene and he plays a highly popular and still beloved character in Freddie Mercury.
Bohemian Rhapsody is a nominee in all the traditional precursors (Rami Malek at the SAG Awards and Bohemian Rhapsody at the PGA Awards) that hold a film in good stead for the Oscars and this win at the Globes may just give it an award season push.
The film also has a nomination under the Best ensemble Category at the SAG Awards. The only two films to not receive a nomination there and win Best Picture are 1995's Braveheart and 2017's The Shape of Water.
Green Book winning was expected once the time came to announce the winner for Best Musical and Comedy as it had wrapped up crucial wins in the writing and for Mahershala Ali in the Supporting Actor Category, it's director and lead actor also had been nominated in their respective categories. Most films that take home best picture have wins in writing wins or nominations in acting.
Alfonso Cuaron won Best Director for Roma. The Mexican filmmakers story about his personal experiences while growing up in Mexico in the 1970s also took home 'Best Foreign Language Picture.' Expect this film to be a major player at the Award shows over the next 6 weeks. (The film was ineligible for Best drama at the Golden Globes as it wasn't an English film)
It's looking like Roma (expected) vs A Star is Born(early favourite/remake backlash)vs Green Book(a strong chance) vs Bohemian Rhapsody (surprise surprise)
Can BlackKklansman or Black Panther have a say or will voters feel that Black Panther' s nomination is equivalent to a win?
Glenn Close's Best Actress- Drama win seems to indicate the Award bodies will be rooting for the veteran actress to win and get the Award for her career. Her main competition is Olivia Colman who won the lead actress trophy in the musical and comedy section for her portrayal of 'Queen Anne' in The Favourite.
Another Best actress contender Lady Gaga seems destined to sweep the Best song award for Shallow just like she did at the Globes.
The tendency to play off winners in smaller categories and TV show awards led to some of them seem like they were rapping as they attempted to thank everyone before the music played them off. I wonder why the playing a winner of stage wasn't done when Regina King and Glenn Close won but was done for Alfonso Cuaron and Peter Farelly?
The show saw something special on the TV side of things. The introduction of the TV equivalent of the Cecile B Demille award,the Carol Burnett Award, whose first recipient was Carol Burnett.
The show was crisp and not much was seen of the hosts apart from the opening monologue and 2-3 short spots during the show. They just completely disappeared until the camera cut to them post bohemian rhapsody acceptance speeches.
This shows that maybe the Oscars going without a host is a step in the right direction as they aim to have a shorter show. This coupled with the decision to present some awards during commercials will work wonders in the Academy attempting to have a three hour show.
The Globes have no members that vote for the Academy Awards as well but it may havw swayed a few fence sitters of the Academy. Precursor awards like the SAG and the PGA would be a much better indicator as to who will triumph at the Oscars.
A pre show prediction would have been about the hosts having a few digs at the Oscars but that was restricted to just two lines at the top of the broadcast.
"A lucky audience member gets to host the oscar."
"We are the only 2 people left who haven't gotten into trouble for saying something offensive."
They chose to let it stay that way as their roasts were aimed at just getting a light chuckle from the audience rather than say something that may offend someone because everything that is said seems to offend someone or the other.
The Winners
Rami Malek and Bohemian Rhapsody
Malek ticked all the boxes such as portrayal of a real life character, physical transformation (people actually thought that remastered footage of Queen's concerts were used in the film) and he made audiences feel that they were actually watching Freddie Mercury and was rewarded by the HFPA with the Best Actor-Drama win over Bradley Cooper from 'A Star is Born.'
Christian Bale in yet another Christian Bale type of transformation predictably triumphed in the Best Actor- Musical or Comedy race for his portrayal of Dick Cheney in Vice.
Does that mean that Bale vs Cooper has now become Bale vs Malek? Can Cooper make a comeback in this race?
Bohemian Rhapsody beating out A Star is Born and Black Panther to scoop up the Best picture award was met with a huge cheer at the Beverly Hilton Hotel Ballroom. This was hard to believe and the biggest shocker of the night, though it is common for the Globes to reward a popular film. (The Grand Budapest Hotel over eventual Oscar Winner- Birdman in 2015)
Could this sway Academy voters?
The thought process was that A Star is Born starring Lady Gaga (popular choice) could draw viewers to the beleaguered award show, but has a new frontrunner emerged?
The Oscars need to reward popular film to win in an attempt to boost ratings, but,they do love rewarding films based on real people. If the film features a popular actor it does hold it in good stead. This time they could have the perfect option in Bohemian Rhapsody. Rami Malek who has starred in Mr Robot is a popular actor in the TV scene and he plays a highly popular and still beloved character in Freddie Mercury.
Bohemian Rhapsody is a nominee in all the traditional precursors (Rami Malek at the SAG Awards and Bohemian Rhapsody at the PGA Awards) that hold a film in good stead for the Oscars and this win at the Globes may just give it an award season push.
The film also has a nomination under the Best ensemble Category at the SAG Awards. The only two films to not receive a nomination there and win Best Picture are 1995's Braveheart and 2017's The Shape of Water.
Green Book winning was expected once the time came to announce the winner for Best Musical and Comedy as it had wrapped up crucial wins in the writing and for Mahershala Ali in the Supporting Actor Category, it's director and lead actor also had been nominated in their respective categories. Most films that take home best picture have wins in writing wins or nominations in acting.
Alfonso Cuaron won Best Director for Roma. The Mexican filmmakers story about his personal experiences while growing up in Mexico in the 1970s also took home 'Best Foreign Language Picture.' Expect this film to be a major player at the Award shows over the next 6 weeks. (The film was ineligible for Best drama at the Golden Globes as it wasn't an English film)
It's looking like Roma (expected) vs A Star is Born(early favourite/remake backlash)vs Green Book(a strong chance) vs Bohemian Rhapsody (surprise surprise)
Can BlackKklansman or Black Panther have a say or will voters feel that Black Panther' s nomination is equivalent to a win?
Glenn Close's Best Actress- Drama win seems to indicate the Award bodies will be rooting for the veteran actress to win and get the Award for her career. Her main competition is Olivia Colman who won the lead actress trophy in the musical and comedy section for her portrayal of 'Queen Anne' in The Favourite.
Another Best actress contender Lady Gaga seems destined to sweep the Best song award for Shallow just like she did at the Globes.
The tendency to play off winners in smaller categories and TV show awards led to some of them seem like they were rapping as they attempted to thank everyone before the music played them off. I wonder why the playing a winner of stage wasn't done when Regina King and Glenn Close won but was done for Alfonso Cuaron and Peter Farelly?
The show saw something special on the TV side of things. The introduction of the TV equivalent of the Cecile B Demille award,the Carol Burnett Award, whose first recipient was Carol Burnett.
The show was crisp and not much was seen of the hosts apart from the opening monologue and 2-3 short spots during the show. They just completely disappeared until the camera cut to them post bohemian rhapsody acceptance speeches.
This shows that maybe the Oscars going without a host is a step in the right direction as they aim to have a shorter show. This coupled with the decision to present some awards during commercials will work wonders in the Academy attempting to have a three hour show.
The Globes have no members that vote for the Academy Awards as well but it may havw swayed a few fence sitters of the Academy. Precursor awards like the SAG and the PGA would be a much better indicator as to who will triumph at the Oscars.
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